Autos Weekend: November 2011

The world, according to Herman Cain

American Politics, Geopolitics 5:08 PM

Lifted from his FB page. Watch out, UK, Cain has a "special relationship" with you.

Putin booed

Geopolitics 4:54 PM

Lot of brave souls there.

Shamelessly swiped from Motoring Con Brio.

How NOT to run a presidential campaign

American Politics 8:22 AM

Herman Cain is finally toast. Monday, a woman came out to confess that she had a 13-year affair with Cain. Of course, Cain denied it. Here is a great (and head shaking) summary of every mistake he and his staff made over the last few weeks. Incredible.

Four car books

Cars, Cars- Mercedes, Cars- Saab 7:30 PM

You're gonna dig this.

The island of Kauai (population 65,689), according to Yelp, only has two bookstores. One sells Christian books. Another, in the town of Hanapepe (population 2,153), sells used books. Guess where I got these four?

1. Future Classics (1991).

I question the wisdom of choosing the Toyota Supra Mark III and the Ford Thunderbird SC.

2. A World of Wheels

3. The Saab-Scania Story. This contains detailed drawings, period photos, and lots of trivia about every jet, truck, and car ever made.

4. Mercedes-Benz Production Models Book. This book dedicates two pages to every model/version made over 40 years.

This is for Lucas.

This is for rchen.

Though these books put my luggage home over the 25 pound limit, the well-manicured Hawaiian Airlines counter agent gave me a pass. The contents of these books should inspire a few blog posts, at least.